Trimming continues at NFL Network as Melissa Stark, Andrew Siciliano, James Palmer and Will Selva remain on-air personalities, an executive with direct knowledge of the moves said. Athletic.
“As is the normal course of business this year, we are evaluating our talent roster for the upcoming 2024 season and beyond,” NFL Network spokesman Alex Reithmiller said. Athletic. “That process results in renewals, non-renewals and additions to our talent lineup depending on programming needs. We extend our sincere thanks and appreciation to the departing talent for their hard work and contributions to NFL Media.
Stark has been part of the network's major event coverage and is a sideline reporter for NBC's “Sunday Night Football.”
Siciliano was one of the main hosts on the network for many years. Beginning in 2005, he rose to prominence as the on-air conductor for DirecTV's “RedZone” series, before the site lost the rights to games to Google's YouTube last season.
The NFL Network is recouping costs in all departments. It recently announced that it is moving its popular show “Good Morning Football” from New York to its Los Angeles studios. So far, only Jamie Erdahl has said he's heading west with the project, while Peter Schrager, Kyle Brandt and Jason McCourty have yet to announce their intentions. Selva gave news updates on the show among her other roles. GMFB, which was not sent to the Super Bowl this year, is on hiatus until it resumes in late August.
Palmer was a national correspondent for the NFL Network. He has been with the network for almost a decade.
Some personal messages. The NFL Network bought my contract and my time there was up. It was a dream job and I loved every minute of it. That's because of the people I get to work with and the friendships that last beyond any “job”. I…
— James Palmer (@JamesPalmerTV) April 4, 2024
The NFL is in talks to sell the Network and other NFL media assets to ESPN in an equity swap. Either way, a resolution is expected in the coming months.
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